If you are
using Windows 10, Windows 8.x, Windows 7, or Windows Vista, you can
add handwritten input to your work and convert it to text.
If you have Microsoft Office 2003 or later, you can also use the Ink function to add handwritten notes to a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation.
Note: Option
names for the annotation functions may vary depending on your
version of Microsoft Office.
- To open the Touch Keyboard in Windows 10, right-click or tap-and-hold on the Taskbar, and select Show touch keyboard button. Select the keyboard icon on the screen.
- To open the Touch Keyboard in Windows 8.x, right-click or tap-and-hold on the Taskbar, and select Toolbars > Touch Keyboard. Select the keyboard icon on the screen and select the pen icon.
- To open the Tablet PC input panel in Windows 7 or Windows
Vista, select
> All Programs > Accessories > Tablet PC
> Tablet PC Input Panel.
You can write in the box using the interactive pen or your finger,
and select from a variety of options to edit and convert the
text. - To add Ink annotations in Microsoft Office applications, select the Review menu, and select Start Inking.
- To annotate your PowerPoint slides in Slideshow mode, press the button on the side of the interactive pen or press the projection surface with your finger for about 3 seconds, and select Pointer Options > Pen from the pop-up menu.
